Brooks County

Brooks County is located in the Coastal Bend Region of Texas. The County Seat is Falfurrias and the largest city is Falfurrias. The 2014 population estimate is 7,194 and the 2010 census population was 7,223. The land area is 943.36 square miles and there are 7.7 persons per square mile.

96.9% of the population is White, 1% is Black or African American, 89.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 1% is Asian, 0.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.5% is two or more races. 63.2% have a high school degree or higher, and 10.8% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $47,300, there are 2,439 households, an average of 2.89 persons per household. The per capita income is $14,345, the median household income is $21,865, and 38.3% of the persons in Brooks County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 525. Retail sales (in $1000) were $81,552, and sales per capita were $10,914.